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"Mexborough - In the wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill and the liberties of St. Peter and Tickhill; 5 1/2 miles N.E. of Rotherham."

White's 1862 Directory.

"Mexborough - A considerable and well built village and parish, in the lower division of the Wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, pleasantly situated at the junction of the Dearne and Dove Canal with the river Don, 6 miles N.N.E. of Rotherham.

1856 'built Mexborough - Day Spring' Sloop/Ketch 42 tons official No. 17854, November 1856 registered Hull 1865 for James Graburn, Hull. 1870/80 for John Abbott, Beverley. August 1878 - 'Dayspring' of Hull, Captain Hamilton from Kings Lynn to Teneriffe anchored at Torbay when a sruggle between the master and mate ensured. The coastguard were called and both removed to hospital. 1890 owned by John Thompson,Waterside, Barton on Humber. 1900 for Robert Batty, 28 Lockwood Street, Hull. 1910/20 for Mrs. Rachel A. Batty, 67 Balfour Street, Hull.

July 1889 - A barge built by Mr. Waddington of Mexborough, for Mr. Ford, a Hull merchant, was started on its journey. It is said to be the largest boat ever constructed at Mexborough. Reaching the bridge spanning the canal at Mexborough it was found that it could not pass the openimg not being of sufficient capacity. After considerable patient manoeuvering, however, the vessel proceeded on its way.

July 1889 - Messrs. Waddington had the distinction of launching the first barge ever made at Mexborough for the Aire & Calder Navigation. It was 80 tons burden. The drop was an unusual long one and the vessel rode admirably.

June 1893 - On Saturday afternoon a boat christened 'Cedar' was launched from the yard of Mr. Joseph Waddington, boat builder, Mexborough, being for use in connection with the South Yorkshire coal trade, and it is built for Mr. Daniel Wildblood, of Stainforth. The dimensions are 61 x 15 x 7 ft, all being of English oak.

February 1890. ‘Yesterday in the presence of a large company, a new keel was launched from the boatyard of Mr. T Scholey, at Swinton. The vessel was christened “The Bee” by Miss Scholey, and has been built for Burnby and Sons, coal merchants, Sheffield. She is about 100 tons burthen, and is intended for coal carring trade between the South Yorkshire collieries and Sheffield. This makes about the 130th vessel that Mr. Scholey has turned out of his yards. “The Bee” was knocked off by Messrs. Bankhouse and Senior.’

June 1899 - In the presence of a large number of spectators a bot was launched from the yard of Messrs Scholer at Swinton yesterday afternoon. The vessel which is to ply between Sheffield and Hull, has been built for Mr. A. T. Tate, of the latter place and the measurements are 56 x 15 x 8ft. The barge was christened 'Elma' by the owner's wife.

'The Barnsley Canal is a canal that ran from Barnby Basin, through Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England to a junction with the Aire and Calder Navigation near Wakefield. It was built in the 1790s, to provide a transport link from coal reserves at Barnsley to a wider market. Both the Aire and Calder Navigation and the River Don Navigation took a keen interest in the project, the former buying many of the initial shares, and the latter constructing the Dearne and Dove Canal to link the canal to their waterway. Water supply issues meant that the AIre and Calder - Wikipedia'.

'Baines Directory 1822 - On the Barnsley Canal, the Dearne end Doncaster Canals. Pearson and co.'s (of Thorne) packets, convey goods to Doncaster, Thorne, Selby, Gainsbro', Louth, and all parts of Lincolnshire; to York, Hull and London; to Wakefield and Leeds; to Huddersfield, Manchester and Liverpool; to Sheffield and Rotherham, whence goods are forwarded to all parts of the kingdom. Wells and Morley (of Doncaster) packets, to Hull, London, &c. the same as above. Agent at the Canal Warehouse, Octavius Halt.